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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 1:11 AM ET #51

    What can be done? Domestically in the US, it is possible to challenge and question the measure. But the law appears deliberately vague, and the past precedents favour the president, likely rendering any challenge futile.

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    What can be done? Domestically in the US, it is possible to challenge and question the measure. But the law appears deliberately vague, and the past precedents favour the president, likely rendering any challenge futile.

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 1:15 AM ET #52

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     I understand you do not agree with this policy.  

    Simply not liking or disagreeing with a policy does not make it illegal or overstepping his authority.  
    As the article points out, there is precedent and it is purposely vague enough to, likely, withstand a challenge. 

    Maybe tariffs is not the best issue to use for your example of sidestepping the separation of powers.  

    What would be another issue you think might fit this?

    peace_5

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    @wallstreetcappers

     I understand you do not agree with this policy.  

    Simply not liking or disagreeing with a policy does not make it illegal or overstepping his authority.  
    As the article points out, there is precedent and it is purposely vague enough to, likely, withstand a challenge. 

    Maybe tariffs is not the best issue to use for your example of sidestepping the separation of powers.  

    What would be another issue you think might fit this?

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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 5:08 AM ET #53

    Quote Originally Posted by lovethedough:

    The horror show that the propaganda arm of the Democrat Party, more commonly called the “Mainstream Media”, is hawking and hoping for is the Democrats only hope for the Midterms!

    To gain political power, republican billionaires have been buying radio stations, television networks, social media and newspapers for decades. For examples, X and Fox news.  Promoting political propaganda to turn lies into perceived reality.  There is no left wing analog to right wing media empire.  Now republicans have become isolated news consumers who are less likely to trust traditional media than independents and democrats,. 

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    Quote Originally Posted by lovethedough:

    The horror show that the propaganda arm of the Democrat Party, more commonly called the “Mainstream Media”, is hawking and hoping for is the Democrats only hope for the Midterms!

    To gain political power, republican billionaires have been buying radio stations, television networks, social media and newspapers for decades. For examples, X and Fox news.  Promoting political propaganda to turn lies into perceived reality.  There is no left wing analog to right wing media empire.  Now republicans have become isolated news consumers who are less likely to trust traditional media than independents and democrats,. 

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 6:14 AM ET #54

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    “It was legal, de facto for the prior administration to systematically and unashamedly to break the law by destroying the border and allowing 10 to 12 million people to come in illegally, and to reside illegally.

    The court did not entertain any objection to that.

    In other words, there was a blatant destruction of the law by the chief executive.

    However, the corollary to that is even more disturbing.

    The incoming administration, who wants to rectify that abuse — in other words, it wants to enforce the law and say that you came in illegally and you shouldn’t have.  Because of the prior laxity of this government, now you’ve got to leave because you’re still breaking the law.

    And they’re stopping these deportations for the most part.

    So, the principle is, it is lawful to be unlawful if you are Joe Biden, according to the courts; but it is unlawful to be lawful if you’re Donald Trump.

    And the result is that we’ve got 10 to 12 million people.

    Are we going to have an immigration hearing for each one of them or are we going to just pick people.

    Now, Mr Obrego Garcia had two administrative hearings with immigration judges and he wad said to have been deportable.  The third one said, well, if we deport him he might be in danger by gangs.

    Now I don’t think there is much of an MS-13 gang in El Salvador anymore because they are all in that huge prison. So that should be nullified.”

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    “It was legal, de facto for the prior administration to systematically and unashamedly to break the law by destroying the border and allowing 10 to 12 million people to come in illegally, and to reside illegally.

    The court did not entertain any objection to that.

    In other words, there was a blatant destruction of the law by the chief executive.

    However, the corollary to that is even more disturbing.

    The incoming administration, who wants to rectify that abuse — in other words, it wants to enforce the law and say that you came in illegally and you shouldn’t have.  Because of the prior laxity of this government, now you’ve got to leave because you’re still breaking the law.

    And they’re stopping these deportations for the most part.

    So, the principle is, it is lawful to be unlawful if you are Joe Biden, according to the courts; but it is unlawful to be lawful if you’re Donald Trump.

    And the result is that we’ve got 10 to 12 million people.

    Are we going to have an immigration hearing for each one of them or are we going to just pick people.

    Now, Mr Obrego Garcia had two administrative hearings with immigration judges and he wad said to have been deportable.  The third one said, well, if we deport him he might be in danger by gangs.

    Now I don’t think there is much of an MS-13 gang in El Salvador anymore because they are all in that huge prison. So that should be nullified.”

    peace_5

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 7:20 AM ET #55

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     Now there will be two less, hopefully. 
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    President Donald Trump signed an executive order defunding NPR and PBS — two taxpayer-subsidized “news” organizations that have consistently published propaganda.

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     Now there will be two less, hopefully. 
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    President Donald Trump signed an executive order defunding NPR and PBS — two taxpayer-subsidized “news” organizations that have consistently published propaganda.

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 10:33 AM ET #56

    Quote Originally Posted by wallstreetcappers:

    @UNIMAN  You are a reasonably smart person so I am not playing the tell me an answer to a question you already know folly, that is a boring retort going nowhere. The person who got rounded up is the same person you know and I know. Why is it that you make a point and then I comment on YOUR point, then you try and play silly games with  my reply to YOUR comment? It is not entertainment it is not good debate it is sloppy lazy hiding and shifting the narrative which you always do. I didnt mention Clinton I also DID mention IKE, I also mentioned that we have a history of abusing minorities and that it is not a great thing. You mentioned CIA Bush and Clinton, last I checked CIA was before Clinton and I referenced him because of his brutal past in the intelligence community and that he was an awful person, one of the worst we ever had. I cannot stand that guy. So is the requirement in replying with you that every single stupid thing is partisan? That the only measure of discussion is that a political party is blamed or named or framed for your conversation? I find that extremely boring and of no value, I also find of no value that some of what happened during Clinton was due to the congress in place then and unlike Trump, Clinton did not usurp all branches of the US legislation with fake executive orders. I guess you can try and say that Clinton lied about Monica as your retort, that one is never boring for your side.

    You are reasonably a smart person, smart enough to know there are no VISA holders who were sent to El Salvador yet you repeat that statement in this thread. And you know I'm pinning you down so you deflect.

    We both know Garcia had/has no VISA. He had a judge ruling no deportation to El Salvador because rival gangs might hunt him down. That's not a VISA. How can that be, he's not MS13, just a Maryland dad. And everytime we send a gang member to prison can they claim rival gang members in that prison will hurt them? OK, no prison for you. Guess so since a trans activist who torched Tesla's received no prison due to "lack of affirming care".

    Yes, I believe in due process and think eventually Garcia will get his. 

    Find it interesting that people get prison for human trafficking illegals across our country yet Biden admin did it daily.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wallstreetcappers:

    @UNIMAN  You are a reasonably smart person so I am not playing the tell me an answer to a question you already know folly, that is a boring retort going nowhere. The person who got rounded up is the same person you know and I know. Why is it that you make a point and then I comment on YOUR point, then you try and play silly games with  my reply to YOUR comment? It is not entertainment it is not good debate it is sloppy lazy hiding and shifting the narrative which you always do. I didnt mention Clinton I also DID mention IKE, I also mentioned that we have a history of abusing minorities and that it is not a great thing. You mentioned CIA Bush and Clinton, last I checked CIA was before Clinton and I referenced him because of his brutal past in the intelligence community and that he was an awful person, one of the worst we ever had. I cannot stand that guy. So is the requirement in replying with you that every single stupid thing is partisan? That the only measure of discussion is that a political party is blamed or named or framed for your conversation? I find that extremely boring and of no value, I also find of no value that some of what happened during Clinton was due to the congress in place then and unlike Trump, Clinton did not usurp all branches of the US legislation with fake executive orders. I guess you can try and say that Clinton lied about Monica as your retort, that one is never boring for your side.

    You are reasonably a smart person, smart enough to know there are no VISA holders who were sent to El Salvador yet you repeat that statement in this thread. And you know I'm pinning you down so you deflect.

    We both know Garcia had/has no VISA. He had a judge ruling no deportation to El Salvador because rival gangs might hunt him down. That's not a VISA. How can that be, he's not MS13, just a Maryland dad. And everytime we send a gang member to prison can they claim rival gang members in that prison will hurt them? OK, no prison for you. Guess so since a trans activist who torched Tesla's received no prison due to "lack of affirming care".

    Yes, I believe in due process and think eventually Garcia will get his. 

    Find it interesting that people get prison for human trafficking illegals across our country yet Biden admin did it daily.

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 11:44 AM ET #57

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     Typical you are focused on a term versus a concept, I think the sources I saw which used that TERM were more concerned with a concept vs the word. The issue to you as a deflector and someone who supports Trump is that by any means possible you have to build validity to his decisions and actions, Raiders above you is doing the exact same thing using fall back deflection tactics and not actually addressing the real facts and real issues. Dpes it make a tangible difference if the term VISA is used versus a legal protected status given from a US judge? To you I dont know how but I guess it does that no matter how you can muster a deflection you will find a way. To me the terms are one and the same, a VISA is a legal avenue granted under many scenarios from working to student etc but it is a legal designation. To me a judge who gives a court order to grant protected status is a legal ruling and it gives the same outcome, it is no different.

    How will he get his due process? The only way is when Trump is done and someone else comes and cleans up his mess since he is so zero ego he cannot reverse a bad move it would tarnish his so-called image and he rarely if ever does that.

    I have no idea what you are talking about with this Biden border nonsense, it is a massive talking point for your side and has been for years yet it never makes sense to me. I live in a border state and one of the most challenging in the country and it has been that way through all the presidents and all the sheriffs and all the political doobies that come and go and to me the narrative you guys push about an administration being comparable to human traffic offenses just does not compute. Ive seen you guys rant on about it for years and the actual details and mechanics of your contention just do not add up and are at best just another partisan tactic to blame someone for woes in society. There are different levels and approaches to a problem, on a spectrum of 0-100 you could say 0 would be spending nothing, having no border patrol no borders just zero of anything and 100 would be a mile high wall and every single inch of the border territory is controlled and there is absolutely no way in, sort of like a max prison. The rest is just a spectrum and both Biden, Trump, Bush, Clinton, any president sits on that spectrum with NONE being a 100 and NONE being a 0. 

    What you are doing is forwarding a partisan complaint to blame Biden or whatever democrat for something because it forwards your partisan approach and narrative, it is nonsense and just reeks of partisan complaining.

     

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     Typical you are focused on a term versus a concept, I think the sources I saw which used that TERM were more concerned with a concept vs the word. The issue to you as a deflector and someone who supports Trump is that by any means possible you have to build validity to his decisions and actions, Raiders above you is doing the exact same thing using fall back deflection tactics and not actually addressing the real facts and real issues. Dpes it make a tangible difference if the term VISA is used versus a legal protected status given from a US judge? To you I dont know how but I guess it does that no matter how you can muster a deflection you will find a way. To me the terms are one and the same, a VISA is a legal avenue granted under many scenarios from working to student etc but it is a legal designation. To me a judge who gives a court order to grant protected status is a legal ruling and it gives the same outcome, it is no different.

    How will he get his due process? The only way is when Trump is done and someone else comes and cleans up his mess since he is so zero ego he cannot reverse a bad move it would tarnish his so-called image and he rarely if ever does that.

    I have no idea what you are talking about with this Biden border nonsense, it is a massive talking point for your side and has been for years yet it never makes sense to me. I live in a border state and one of the most challenging in the country and it has been that way through all the presidents and all the sheriffs and all the political doobies that come and go and to me the narrative you guys push about an administration being comparable to human traffic offenses just does not compute. Ive seen you guys rant on about it for years and the actual details and mechanics of your contention just do not add up and are at best just another partisan tactic to blame someone for woes in society. There are different levels and approaches to a problem, on a spectrum of 0-100 you could say 0 would be spending nothing, having no border patrol no borders just zero of anything and 100 would be a mile high wall and every single inch of the border territory is controlled and there is absolutely no way in, sort of like a max prison. The rest is just a spectrum and both Biden, Trump, Bush, Clinton, any president sits on that spectrum with NONE being a 100 and NONE being a 0. 

    What you are doing is forwarding a partisan complaint to blame Biden or whatever democrat for something because it forwards your partisan approach and narrative, it is nonsense and just reeks of partisan complaining.

     

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 11:50 AM ET #58

    Quote Originally Posted by Raiders22:

    What can be done? Domestically in the US, it is possible to challenge and question the measure. But the law appears deliberately vague, and the past precedents favour the president, likely rendering any challenge futile.

    Well you just had a discussion with yourself, you started with my reply and ended with my reply. And yet since Trump is doing this then who cares? That pretty much sums up your contention. He is using a tactic to take power and negate the process, eliminating the other branches of government and his claim is a lie, it is against the law but as you surmise that it is difficult to take down so that makes it impossible to reverse. Good logic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raiders22:

    What can be done? Domestically in the US, it is possible to challenge and question the measure. But the law appears deliberately vague, and the past precedents favour the president, likely rendering any challenge futile.

    Well you just had a discussion with yourself, you started with my reply and ended with my reply. And yet since Trump is doing this then who cares? That pretty much sums up your contention. He is using a tactic to take power and negate the process, eliminating the other branches of government and his claim is a lie, it is against the law but as you surmise that it is difficult to take down so that makes it impossible to reverse. Good logic.

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 12:42 PM ET #59

    Quote Originally Posted by Raiders22:

    @thirdperson    Now there will be two less, hopefully.  President Donald Trump signed an executive order defunding NPR and PBS — two taxpayer-subsidized “news” organizations that have consistently published propaganda.

    Trump usually lies about agencies that he wants to defund.  Media bias fact check rates both NPR and PBS high in factual reporting with history of reliability.  YouGov survey ranks PBS 3rd and NPR 17th in most trusted news sources compared to 47th for Fox news.  70% of their funding come from donations and only 5% from government.  Being nonprofit, there is no need to sensationalize news to attract an audience. 

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raiders22:

    @thirdperson    Now there will be two less, hopefully.  President Donald Trump signed an executive order defunding NPR and PBS — two taxpayer-subsidized “news” organizations that have consistently published propaganda.

    Trump usually lies about agencies that he wants to defund.  Media bias fact check rates both NPR and PBS high in factual reporting with history of reliability.  YouGov survey ranks PBS 3rd and NPR 17th in most trusted news sources compared to 47th for Fox news.  70% of their funding come from donations and only 5% from government.  Being nonprofit, there is no need to sensationalize news to attract an audience. 

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 1:47 PM ET #60

    @thirdperson

     Anyone who tries to deny that this and many other of his "executive orders" are not just project 2025 protocol are out to lunch. There is absolutely zero reason why those public service providers should be defunded from a governmental standpoint, the sole reason is to eliminate the shadow DEI narrative that the project 2025 ultra conservatives have paid for through Trump. Same goes for these university grant claw backs and the DOGE idiocy, its all project 2025 cleansing and Trump is such a cluck he just goes along with it as long as he can make his noon tee time what does he care.

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    @thirdperson

     Anyone who tries to deny that this and many other of his "executive orders" are not just project 2025 protocol are out to lunch. There is absolutely zero reason why those public service providers should be defunded from a governmental standpoint, the sole reason is to eliminate the shadow DEI narrative that the project 2025 ultra conservatives have paid for through Trump. Same goes for these university grant claw backs and the DOGE idiocy, its all project 2025 cleansing and Trump is such a cluck he just goes along with it as long as he can make his noon tee time what does he care.

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 6:30 PM ET #61

    Quote Originally Posted by thirdperson:

    Quote Originally Posted by lovethedough: The horror show that the propaganda arm of the Democrat Party, more commonly called the “Mainstream Media”, is hawking and hoping for is the Democrats only hope for the Midterms! To gain political power, republican billionaires have been buying radio stations, television networks, social media and newspapers for decades. For examples, X and Fox news.  Promoting political propaganda to turn lies into perceived reality.  There is no left wing analog to right wing media empire.  Now republicans have become isolated news consumers who are less likely to trust traditional media than independents and democrats,.
    The left wing media has been exposed for all its lies, slanders, & bias. Nobody that has been paying attention will ever believe them again. Posting your handpicked polls/studies does nothing to debunk any of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thirdperson:

    Quote Originally Posted by lovethedough: The horror show that the propaganda arm of the Democrat Party, more commonly called the “Mainstream Media”, is hawking and hoping for is the Democrats only hope for the Midterms! To gain political power, republican billionaires have been buying radio stations, television networks, social media and newspapers for decades. For examples, X and Fox news.  Promoting political propaganda to turn lies into perceived reality.  There is no left wing analog to right wing media empire.  Now republicans have become isolated news consumers who are less likely to trust traditional media than independents and democrats,.
    The left wing media has been exposed for all its lies, slanders, & bias. Nobody that has been paying attention will ever believe them again. Posting your handpicked polls/studies does nothing to debunk any of it.

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 7:10 PM ET #62

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     And you saying the same thing over and over does even less. Do you have more to say that leftist lies slander blame crap over and over and over?

    Why waste time when your rebuttal has absolutely ZERO content?

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    @THEMUGG

     And you saying the same thing over and over does even less. Do you have more to say that leftist lies slander blame crap over and over and over?

    Why waste time when your rebuttal has absolutely ZERO content?

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 7:28 PM ET #63

    Republicans are to blame for distrust of media. For decades, they crusaded to discredit the press in war against truth. In 1972, polls show 72% of democrats and 68% of republicans trust mainstream media. Now 12% of 'republicans and 54% of democrats trust media. Fox news the propaganda machine is the only news source that a majority of republicans trust. This is bad for democracy which depends on informed voters. 

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    Republicans are to blame for distrust of media. For decades, they crusaded to discredit the press in war against truth. In 1972, polls show 72% of democrats and 68% of republicans trust mainstream media. Now 12% of 'republicans and 54% of democrats trust media. Fox news the propaganda machine is the only news source that a majority of republicans trust. This is bad for democracy which depends on informed voters. 

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 7:42 PM ET #64

    Quote Originally Posted by THEMUGG:

    The left wing media has been exposed for all its lies, slanders, & bias. Nobody that has been paying attention will ever believe them again. Posting your handpicked polls/studies does nothing to debunk any of it.

    I have to agree Mugg. Nice to see Trump going all out and disassembling the propaganda machine. 

    Deny, deflect, defend,.....over and over.

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    Quote Originally Posted by THEMUGG:

    The left wing media has been exposed for all its lies, slanders, & bias. Nobody that has been paying attention will ever believe them again. Posting your handpicked polls/studies does nothing to debunk any of it.

    I have to agree Mugg. Nice to see Trump going all out and disassembling the propaganda machine. 

    Deny, deflect, defend,.....over and over.

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 7:51 PM ET #65

    Quote Originally Posted by thirdperson:

    Quote ? US news rank Canada as the 4th most successful country in the world.  Generally, democracies are better than autocracies.

    A new USNews ranking,,, just declared the United States a better country than Canada.......win

    Canada now ranks fourth on the list, slipping from last year's second-place finish, while the U.S. has climbed to its highest-ever position at third...as you say generally, democracies are better than autocracies.

     

     

     

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    Quote Originally Posted by thirdperson:

    Quote ? US news rank Canada as the 4th most successful country in the world.  Generally, democracies are better than autocracies.

    A new USNews ranking,,, just declared the United States a better country than Canada.......win

    Canada now ranks fourth on the list, slipping from last year's second-place finish, while the U.S. has climbed to its highest-ever position at third...as you say generally, democracies are better than autocracies.

     

     

     

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 8:22 PM ET #66

    @THEMUGG

     

    Quote Originally Posted by THEMUGG:

    Quote The left wing media has been exposed for all its lies, slanders, & bias. Nobody that has been paying attention will ever believe them again. Posting your handpicked polls/studies does nothing to debunk any of it.

    You are correct TheMUGG ,,,Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Thursday.. the fact is the media have some polls there that are like 27% Republican when Trump got 50% of the vote  ...over sampling of democrats ..not uncommon with the left ..

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    Quote Originally Posted by THEMUGG:

    Quote The left wing media has been exposed for all its lies, slanders, & bias. Nobody that has been paying attention will ever believe them again. Posting your handpicked polls/studies does nothing to debunk any of it.

    You are correct TheMUGG ,,,Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Thursday.. the fact is the media have some polls there that are like 27% Republican when Trump got 50% of the vote  ...over sampling of democrats ..not uncommon with the left ..

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 9:27 PM ET #67

    Quote Originally Posted by wallstreetcappers:

    Quote Originally Posted by Raiders22: What can be done? Domestically in the US, it is possible to challenge and question the measure. But the law appears deliberately vague, and the past precedents favour the president, likely rendering any challenge futile. Well you just had a discussion with yourself, you started with my reply and ended with my reply. And yet since Trump is doing this then who cares? That pretty much sums up your contention. He is using a tactic to take power and negate the process, eliminating the other branches of government and his claim is a lie, it is against the law but as you surmise that it is difficult to take down so that makes it impossible to reverse. Good logic.

    But the contention you had is not correct is what we decided.  It apparently is not illegal or unconstitutional.  
    So, again, maybe tariffs was not the best issue to make your case. 
    It just comes down to you not liking him or what he is doing. 
    peace_5

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    Quote Originally Posted by wallstreetcappers:

    Quote Originally Posted by Raiders22: What can be done? Domestically in the US, it is possible to challenge and question the measure. But the law appears deliberately vague, and the past precedents favour the president, likely rendering any challenge futile. Well you just had a discussion with yourself, you started with my reply and ended with my reply. And yet since Trump is doing this then who cares? That pretty much sums up your contention. He is using a tactic to take power and negate the process, eliminating the other branches of government and his claim is a lie, it is against the law but as you surmise that it is difficult to take down so that makes it impossible to reverse. Good logic.

    But the contention you had is not correct is what we decided.  It apparently is not illegal or unconstitutional.  
    So, again, maybe tariffs was not the best issue to make your case. 
    It just comes down to you not liking him or what he is doing. 
    peace_5

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 10:01 PM ET #68

    Quote Originally Posted by thirdperson:

    Quote Originally Posted by Raiders22: @thirdperson    Now there will be two less, hopefully.  President Donald Trump signed an executive order defunding NPR and PBS — two taxpayer-subsidized “news” organizations that have consistently published propaganda. Trump usually lies about agencies that he wants to defund.  Media bias fact check rates both NPR and PBS high in factual reporting with history of reliability.  YouGov survey ranks PBS 3rd and NPR 17th in most trusted news sources compared to 47th for Fox news.  70% of their funding come from donations and only 5% from government.  Being nonprofit, there is no need to sensationalize news to attract an audience.

    The point is still that the Left has these sources, and far more of them. 
    But for sure, they do not need support from the government to spread their Leftist propaganda. 
    peace_5

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    Quote Originally Posted by thirdperson:

    Quote Originally Posted by Raiders22: @thirdperson    Now there will be two less, hopefully.  President Donald Trump signed an executive order defunding NPR and PBS — two taxpayer-subsidized “news” organizations that have consistently published propaganda. Trump usually lies about agencies that he wants to defund.  Media bias fact check rates both NPR and PBS high in factual reporting with history of reliability.  YouGov survey ranks PBS 3rd and NPR 17th in most trusted news sources compared to 47th for Fox news.  70% of their funding come from donations and only 5% from government.  Being nonprofit, there is no need to sensationalize news to attract an audience.

    The point is still that the Left has these sources, and far more of them. 
    But for sure, they do not need support from the government to spread their Leftist propaganda. 
    peace_5

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 10:04 PM ET #69

    @thirdperson

     

    Quote Originally Posted by thirdperson:

    This is bad for democracy which depends on informed voters.

    When did this start?

    an_light

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    @thirdperson

     

    Quote Originally Posted by thirdperson:

    This is bad for democracy which depends on informed voters.

    When did this start?

    an_light

     
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    Posted: May. 4, 2025 - 10:25 PM ET #70

    Quote Originally Posted by wallstreetcappers:

    @THEMUGG  And you saying the same thing over and over does even less. Do you have more to say that leftist lies slander blame crap over and over and over? Why waste time when your rebuttal has absolutely ZERO content?
    I may ask you the same question.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wallstreetcappers:

    @THEMUGG  And you saying the same thing over and over does even less. Do you have more to say that leftist lies slander blame crap over and over and over? Why waste time when your rebuttal has absolutely ZERO content?
    I may ask you the same question.

     
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    Posted: May. 5, 2025 - 12:25 AM ET #71

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     You cannot create chaos and then say you are right because all of what you said is erroneous and saying that my contention was not correct is YOUR OPINION, it is not fact it is not the only opinion and you have as always zero real content to discuss otherwise, you just repeat your circle contention and say that mine is erroneous. That is not the way to have a discussion or prove your point.

    I am not going to change my view on the tariffs scheme being illegal and fraudulent because you say so nor is the contention that it is difficult to litigate proof that it is not illegal or not usurping the proper legislative process we have. We are not at war, we are not in an emergency, these tariffs are not curing an emergency or ending a war, his entire legal framework is fraudulent and that is against the law, in the same fashion NY litigated him for fraudulent business practices and improper loan documents and business valuation. Trump cannot create a scheme and since he is not put in jail it is valid, what kind of nonsense is your logic?

    What would happen if Biden did as I suggested, forgave ALL student debt and gave say a tax credit for any borrowers in the last 25 years and said it was an economic emergency and we are at war against higher costs of education, what the crap would you guys on the right side do? What the crap did you guys do when he even tried a small loan scheme and actually followed the legislative chain of order? You guys went bonkers and threw massive fits about it, the tariff impact is far far worse and far more extreme for multiple reasons and yet since your guy is pulling the scam then hey its no problem we see nothing and move along.

    Typical partisan slop, not shocking since you did the exact OPPOSITE when Biden did something not even remotely similar and not as severe and now you are a happy dood following your party agenda.

    I love the stupid digs you keep making too as if that proves anything at all. I dislike Trump geez what a brilliant counter point so filled with detail and content it is right on point and laughable you even go there.

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    @Raiders22

     You cannot create chaos and then say you are right because all of what you said is erroneous and saying that my contention was not correct is YOUR OPINION, it is not fact it is not the only opinion and you have as always zero real content to discuss otherwise, you just repeat your circle contention and say that mine is erroneous. That is not the way to have a discussion or prove your point.

    I am not going to change my view on the tariffs scheme being illegal and fraudulent because you say so nor is the contention that it is difficult to litigate proof that it is not illegal or not usurping the proper legislative process we have. We are not at war, we are not in an emergency, these tariffs are not curing an emergency or ending a war, his entire legal framework is fraudulent and that is against the law, in the same fashion NY litigated him for fraudulent business practices and improper loan documents and business valuation. Trump cannot create a scheme and since he is not put in jail it is valid, what kind of nonsense is your logic?

    What would happen if Biden did as I suggested, forgave ALL student debt and gave say a tax credit for any borrowers in the last 25 years and said it was an economic emergency and we are at war against higher costs of education, what the crap would you guys on the right side do? What the crap did you guys do when he even tried a small loan scheme and actually followed the legislative chain of order? You guys went bonkers and threw massive fits about it, the tariff impact is far far worse and far more extreme for multiple reasons and yet since your guy is pulling the scam then hey its no problem we see nothing and move along.

    Typical partisan slop, not shocking since you did the exact OPPOSITE when Biden did something not even remotely similar and not as severe and now you are a happy dood following your party agenda.

    I love the stupid digs you keep making too as if that proves anything at all. I dislike Trump geez what a brilliant counter point so filled with detail and content it is right on point and laughable you even go there.

     
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    Posted: May. 5, 2025 - 12:27 AM ET #72

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     LOL

    So you gonna actually make a contention and back up your weak retort or are you just going to lean on your big words of liberals, media, lies, slander, Biden and waste more time when you could be actually having real conversation by making effort to add to discussion?

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    @THEMUGG

     LOL

    So you gonna actually make a contention and back up your weak retort or are you just going to lean on your big words of liberals, media, lies, slander, Biden and waste more time when you could be actually having real conversation by making effort to add to discussion?

     
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    Posted: May. 5, 2025 - 1:05 AM ET #73

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     Then prove your contention and substantiate it. 
    I did; you did not. 
    peace_5

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     Then prove your contention and substantiate it. 
    I did; you did not. 
    peace_5

     
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    Posted: May. 5, 2025 - 7:18 AM ET #74

    That isn't even the graduating class for new York.

    typically April May and June adds millions of positions 

    177k is not good news.

     

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    That isn't even the graduating class for new York.

    typically April May and June adds millions of positions 

    177k is not good news.

     

     
     
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     Better than the expected 135k.  Better than the 148k that is averaging for the year.  Still lagging last year’s average of 168k.  But summer is coming.  Folks were looking for the trade stuff to slow the market down. 
    So, overall it was a good report. 
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     Better than the expected 135k.  Better than the 148k that is averaging for the year.  Still lagging last year’s average of 168k.  But summer is coming.  Folks were looking for the trade stuff to slow the market down. 
    So, overall it was a good report. 
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